A few days later

Salvatore Gianluca

"Tempted by the countless messages from Violetta and our exchange of feelings, her father had finally decided to give me his blessing to marry her.

Although my heart was still immersed in a heartbreaking grief over my losses, I needed an escape, a way out that could pull me from this damned hell consuming every fiber of my being. My imposing figure was beginning to crumble, and my will to live was on the brink of extinction. But I was still alive, even if against my will. I had always despised suicide, considering it an act of cowards, yet here I was, existing as...